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kike924 · Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:38 am Post subject: I really want a 911!!!

My car runs beautifully - recently 210 kms/h in my returning trip from the winery´s rally - but being an speed and power freak - as I am - I feel a strong urge to upgrade.
My first choice was a 951 but I lost a nice one and there are none for sale now.
Same for 931, very rare and not so well kept up here

The official importer has a very nice 1990 964 C4 in grey and my savings are very close to the selling price

In the Porsche Festival last year the winner in the 964 category did a best lap of 2 minutes 21 seconds, my best lap winning the 924 category was 2 minutes 44 seconds (totally standard european 924 N/A)

I want to beat their a....in the 2006 event !!!!
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Tigger937 · Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:45 am Post subject: Re: I really want a 911!!!

morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9095 Location: Romania

yep....you can do that...911 is all about nerv and power while the 924 is all about handling and eqilibrium

You would feel way better wining in the 924

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Khal · Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:30 am Post subject:

Don't listen to 'em, mate... buy that 911!

I drove an '87-ish 3.0-litre Carrera once. Felt like sitting in a VW Beetle but WOW, the performance!

The sound of that boxer engine at full tilt makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up!
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Raceboy · Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 2327 Location: Estonia, Europe

If you have funds to buy that 964, go ahead. Though C2 would be a bit better choice with just "mere" 250hp of that 3.6 litre engine

Khal, all 3.0 ones were SC's, Carrera's started with 3.2 and that is a helluva performer: less than 6 seconds 'til 100kph with only 231hp!

Have driven them and yes, I'll buy one day too, but only as a second (or third?) Porsche in my garage

My first Porsche is and will be toofah

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Khal · Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:49 pm Post subject:

N-Dub · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:30 pm Post subject:

What is toofah? Is that a alternate name like wasserpumper.
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Khal · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:59 pm Post subject:

kike924 · Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:09 am Post subject:

thanks for the encouragement my aussie friends... I really love speed and that the 911's have and a lot
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kike924 · Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:13 am Post subject:

Also thanks to you Raceboy, for a second I thought that Estonia was an Australian province

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Raceboy · Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 2327 Location: Estonia, Europe

No it isn't

But, Estonia is so small, that I bet most (if not all) Australian provinces are bigger. Estonia's area is just tad over 45 000 km2 and population...... 1.3+ million people

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'67 911 2.4S hotrod
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'78 924 Carrera GT replica
'84 928 S, sold
'91 944 S2, sold
'82 924S/931 "Gulf", sold

'84 924, turbocharged, sold.
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Ozzie · Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:15 pm Post subject:

IIRC the whole USA (maybe even north america) would fit into Australia and we only have 7 states. (The ACT is inside New South Wales)
This makes them pretty big.
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timstar92404 · Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 2075 Location: richmond BC

weird question, I've never driven a 911, just wondering wouldn't the 911s have pretty bad handling if the engine is in the rear with no weight in the front? like a backwards front wheel drive car.

and yeah Porsche is my favourite car, 911 looks like an awsome car I want to own one, one day.... Problem with 911 is that they have such a high status as the ultimate sports car, the resale value stays so high, lots of money for a car, I bet it's worth it though.....
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Khal · Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:41 pm Post subject:

Ozzie · Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 7:14 pm Post subject:

Your right Khal.
Without Alaska the USA is still approx 1/2 million square kilometers bigger.
Still when you are talking 7.6mill to 8.1 mill they are both pretty big.
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